The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-26
OUR EIEEhIEN's RECORD.
Andersan's Representatives Bring off
Three Prizes; from Charlotte.

OUR EIEEMEN's RECORD.
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Anderson's Representatives Bring of
Three Prizes; from, Charlotte.
The Anderson iiremen who visited
Charlotte to compete in the Inter State fire.
mans tournament, were royalty treated
during their visit, and achieved more than
reasonable share of success. The young
est fire department in the contest, they
made record which puts them prominent
lily among the most efficient departments in
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Upon their arrival in Charlotte on
Thursday evening" they were met at the
depot by the Charlotte fire department,
and escorted to their rooms, where refresh
meilts were served In the parade on Fri
day, the Anderson Department were ac.
corded the post of honor and on Friday
] night the visitors were rendered most
enjoyable ball. On Saturday the contests
came oil. The correspondent of the CO.
lumbia Register gives the following account
of the contests:
CHARLOTTE, N. c., May 21.-This has
been a great day in Charlotte for South
Carolina.
THE BAND CONTEST.
To.days festivities commenced at 10 A.
NJ, with the band contest. The Charlotte
/ Cornet Band was ruled out on account of
not appearing in the parade yesterday.
They went on the stand in their turn,
however, and gave an exhibition of their
skill. The Young America of Anderson,
leader Sam Trowbridge, with fourteen
pieces, opened the contest. They are all
boys, the Oldest being sixteen and the
youngest six. They were followed by the
Mecklenburg County Band, Bob Freeman
leader, seventeen pieces. Each band alter
every appearance of the Young Americas
they were greeted with round after round
of applause and the smiles and handker-
chief salutation of hundreds of fair women
who filled every balcony and window on
the street, and added beauty to the chiv.
airy below. The contest was decided in
favor. of the Young Americas, and at the
decision the band stand, the boys and all,
| was picked up by the crowd, amid deafen-
ing cheers, and borne around the square.
THE REEL RACES.
The reel races commenced at $50 p. NJ.
The Hornets of Charlotte, Captain G. M.
Davidson, came on the ground first, attir-
ed in dark blue tights and garnet velvet
trunks. Time to plug, 20 seconds; to
water, 30 seconds.
Next came the Pioneers of Charlotte,
Captain B. J. Swinson, in black tights with
blue velvet trunks. Time to plug, 20i sec.
onds; water 294 seconds.
The Pioneers of Anderson, Captain G.
D. Brown, came down in fine style, dressed
in blue knee pants and white shirts. Time
to plug 2l seconds. They would have
made water in about Is, but failed to fas-
ten the nozzle.
Acme of Monroe, N. c., in light blue
pants and white shirts, were led by Cap.
tain C. B. Sykes. Time to plug, 194-the
best run made; water in 3l2 seconds.
The grab contest came in next:
Hornets-Time to plug, 163; water, 26a
seconds.
Pieneers of Charlotte-To plug, II;
water, 23a seconds.
Pioneers of Anderson-Time to plug,
169, made in gallant style; water in 273,
owing to the wrench flying out of Captain
Browns hands.
Acme of Monroe-Time to plug, 16 10;
water, "a seconds.
The Pioneers Of Charlotte, having won
both the reel and grab races, raraded the
streets with brooms and their time.
HOOK AND LADDER CONTEST.
The hook and ladder contest came next.
The Anderson truck led off, time 37b,
which received the second prize. Charlotte
came next, time 40, which placed them
third on time. The Phoenix boys closed
the race. time So winning first prize.
Tie foot race to-day was won by Henry
Stephens of Anderson; time, 101 seconds.
A firemen's banquet at the Opera House
tonight closes the festivities attending
the celebration of the Mecklenburg declar-
alton Of independence.
1t will be seen from this that the Young
America Cornet Band again carried off the
first prize for music, and were the heroes of
the occasion. The Independent Hook and
Ladder Company took the second prize,
and did so in spite Of the fact that their
ladder broke through the edge of the shin
gle roof, thereby delaying their time some
what. They ran first, and these disadvan-
tages make their success very compliment
ary to them, indeed. The Pioneers won
no prize, but they lost by an accident,
occasioned doubtless by lack of familiarity
with the use of water plugs. It is conced-
ed that but for the blowing off of the noz.
zle to their hose, their time in the reel race
would have been about Is seconds,
whereas the Pioneers, of Charlotte, took
203 seconds to throw water. In the grab
contest likewise an accident robbed them
of victory, their running time being the
best made, but the dropping of a wrench
from the hands Of the captain of the team,
again prevented them getting water in
time. They deserved better fate, and
showed such proficiency as to command
concentrations on every hand. It will
also be noted that Mr.. Henry Stephens, an
Anderson man, won the foot race.
On Sunday evening the Hornet Compa-
ny, of Charlotte, served refreshments to
the Anderson department before their de-
parture, and our fremen are enthusiastic
in their expressions of appreciation of the
manner in which the fremen of Charlotte,
and especially the Hornets, treated them.
DR.. R. F. Diver, Chief of the Anderson
department, made happy and appropriate
address of thanks and appreciation on
behalf of the Anderson department, which
is highly complinented by those who
heard it.
En-route home, the Firemen with the
Young America Cornet Band, were stopped
over in Greenville on Monday morning by
the hremen Of that city, who conveyed
them to the Mansion House, Where an
elegant breakfast was rendered them by
their hosts. After balcony serenade by
the Young Americas, the party were con-
veyed to the c. g. G. depot, where congratu-
latory speeches were made by representa-
tiyes of the Greenville ilremen and respon-
ded to by DR.. Diver, of the Anderson de-
partment.
On arriving home the department. was
met at the depot by number of our citi-
zens, and they were warmly welcomed in
an eloquent address by Mayor Tolly, re-
sponded to in an appropriate and eloquent
reply by Chief Diver. A salute was also
fred by "Old Reformer." The iremen
thon ,,,archad RI r,nsio hv the hand ffror1ph